Wall construction



July 8 1924.

C. E. HUFFMAN WALL cqusraucwzqm Original flied Sept. 9. 1921 INVENTORPatented July 8, 1924.

CHARLIE E. HUFFMAN, 0F BEATRICE, NEBRASKA.

WALL CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed September 9, 1921, Serial No. 499,481. RenewedDecember 15, 1923.

T 0 all whomit may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLIE E. HUFFMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Beatrice, in the county of Gage and State of Nebraska, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Wall Constructions, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in wall constructions.

It relates particularly to a wall having a shingle covering and isparticularly adapted for use in walls built of tile or concrete blocksand faced with concrete or tile shingles.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide novel means forsupporting'shingles on a wall.

A further object of my invention is to provide a novel shingled wall,which is cheap to make, which is simple in construction, which isdurable and not liable to get out of repair and which will exclude rainand moisture.

The novel features of my invention are hereinafter fully described andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate my invention,

Fig. 1 isa perspective view, partly broken away, showing a portion of awall embodying my improvements, the wall comprising layers of tile orconcrete blocks arranged to support shingles of similar material.

Fig. 2, is an end view of two blocks supporting shingles and embodyingmy improvement.

Fig. 3 is a. plan view of a corner of the wall shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of my improved shingle.

Similar reference characters designate similar parts in th differentviews.

Referring particularly to Figs. 1 to 4 and 8, which illustrate a wallcomposed of layers of molded blocks 1, preferably hollow, and disposedin the layers end to end. The intermediate blocks 1 are provided each onits outer side with a horizontal lon itudinal ledge 2, the upper side ofwhich is provided with a longitudinal groove 3 which extends the fulllength of the ledge. The ledges 2 in each layer aline with each other.

4 designates a corner block arranged to have one end and one side abutagainst the adjacent ends of the adjacent blocks in the same layer, theouter side and outer end of the corner block 4 are provided each withtwo ledges. 2 which intersect each other and respectively aline with theadjacent ledges 2 of the blocks 1.

'5 designates shingles arranged in horizontal rows which arerespectively supported on the rows of ledges 2, each shingle 5 having onits inner side an inwardly and downwardly extending overhangingtransverse flange 6 which is mounted in an adj acent groove 3. Theshingles of a row overlap th outer sides of the shingles in the next rowbelow, and the ledges 2 of a row extend outwardly over the upper ends ofthe shingles next below and are close enough thereto to prevent theshingles over which they extend from being lifted to positions in whichthe flanges 6 can pass over the upper outer edge of the ledges whichsupport them.

Each shingle 5 has its longitudinal edges bevelled in like directions,the two bevelled edges being respectively designated by 7 and 8. Eachshingle will thus have its edge '7 overlapped by the edge 8 of theadjacent shingle, and rain and moisture will thus be prevented frompassing inwardly between the shingles. In each edge 7 is provided alongitudinal outwardly facing groove 9, which extends the: full lengthof the shingle and by which water, passing between two adjacentshingles, will be conducted downwardly and will be discharged upon theouter side of the shingle next below.

10 and 11 designate respectively two corner shingles having mitred edges12 which abut against each other. In other respects the shingles 10 and11 are similar to the shingles 5.

After a layer of blocks 1 and the corner blocks 4 has been laid, a rowof shingles 5 and corner shingles 10 and 11 are hung on the ledges 2,after which the next layer of blocks is laid with the ledges 2 thereofextended over the shingles of the layer below. The shingles of the nexthigher row are then hung on the ledges of the blocks last laid, thisprocedure being followed until the wall has been completed. Preferablythe shingles and blocks are laid so as to break joints in the usualmanner.

I do not limit my invention to the structure shown and described, asmany modifications, within the scope of the appended claims, may be madeWithout departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim is:

1. A Wall comprising layers of blocks,

each block of each layer having oniits outer side a horizontallongitudinal ledge having in its upper side a longitudinal groove, theledges of a layer alining with each other, and shingles supported onsaid ledges and having on their inner sides respectively overhangingflanges mounted in the adjacent grooves, the ledges of one layeroverlapping the upper ends of the shingles next below and arranged tohold the shingles .3 from being lifted to positions in which the flangescan pass over and out of their supporting ledges, substantially as setforth.

2. A Wall comprising layers of blocks, the blocks of each layer havingeach on its outer side a horizontal ledge, having in its upper side agroove, the ledges of a layer alining with eachother, and shingles havmgon then inner sides respectively over- 3. A Wall comprising layers ofblocks,-

each block having on its outer side a horizontal-longitudinal ledge inthe upper side z.

of Which is a longitudinal groove, the ledges, of a layer alining Witheach other, and shingles having on their inner sides respectivelyoverhanging flanges supported in the grooves of said ledges, theadjacent edges of the shingles overlapping each other, the ledges of alayer overlapping the upper ends of the shingles nextbelow and arrangedto hold the latter from being lifted to positions in which their flangesWill pass outwardly over their supporting ledges, substantially as setforth.

In testimony WhereofI have'signed my name to this specification.

CHARLIE E. HUFFMAN.

